Designs for Tapestry Chair Seats, Plate 2 from "Cahier de Cartouches et Ornemens de l'Oeuvre de Ranson"

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Two curvilinear chair seats showing flowers in cartouche framework.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Print Maker
Pierre-Gabriel Berthault, French, 1737–1831
After
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786
Date
1778
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Plate: 29 × 22.3 cm (11 7/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
Paper: 42 × 27 cm (16 9/16 × 10 5/8 in.)
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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